19791219035349A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32RT-300T · Chester, MT · December 19, 1979

Date
December 19, 1979 · 12:00 local
Place
Chester, MT
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2168D
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA80FTI02
Reported as
Piper PA32RT300T
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
580 total419 in this make and model136 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Attempted takeoff from short soft farm field at gross weight. Misjudged acft's performance.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM SHORT SOFT FARM FIELD AT GROSS WEIGHT. MISJUDGED ACFT'S PERFORMANCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.